diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c
index 4c3315d4e27d..1478948f9fe2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/soc/qcom/apr.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ struct audio_port_data {
 	uint32_t num_periods;
 	uint32_t dsp_buf;
 	uint32_t mem_map_handle;
+	atomic_t hw_ptr;
 };
 
 struct q6asm {
@@ -598,6 +600,14 @@ static struct audio_client *q6asm_get_audio_client(struct q6asm *a,
 	return ac;
 }
 
+int q6asm_get_hw_pointer(struct audio_client *ac, unsigned int dir)
+{
+	struct audio_port_data *data = &ac->port[dir];
+
+	return (int)atomic_read(&data->hw_ptr);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(q6asm_get_hw_pointer);
+
 static int32_t q6asm_stream_callback(struct apr_device *adev,
 				     struct apr_resp_pkt *data,
 				     int session_id)
@@ -703,6 +713,7 @@ static int32_t q6asm_stream_callback(struct apr_device *adev,
 				goto done;
 			}
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ac->lock, flags);
+			atomic_set(&port->hw_ptr, token + 1);
 		}
 		break;
 	case ASM_DATA_EVENT_READ_DONE_V2:
@@ -721,6 +732,7 @@ static int32_t q6asm_stream_callback(struct apr_device *adev,
 			}
 
 			phys = port->buf[hdr->token].phys;
+			atomic_set(&port->hw_ptr, hdr->token + 1);
 
 			if (upper_32_bits(phys) != done->buf_addr_msw ||
 			    lower_32_bits(phys) != done->buf_addr_lsw) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.h b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.h
index 519e1b3a3f7c..6fafda5bd849 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.h
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.h
@@ -148,4 +148,5 @@ int q6asm_map_memory_regions(unsigned int dir,
 			     phys_addr_t phys,
 			     size_t period_sz, unsigned int periods);
 int q6asm_unmap_memory_regions(unsigned int dir, struct audio_client *ac);
+int q6asm_get_hw_pointer(struct audio_client *ac, unsigned int dir);
 #endif /* __Q6_ASM_H__ */